Vision

The direction of our church

Our current vision for Odense Baptist Church is to lead to, to live with and to be led by Jesus. On this page you can read more about what this vision means for us and how we deliberately will strive and work to fulfill it.

 

Mission

We are a church that:

Lead to Jesus

want to live out the Great Commission

 

have the baptism based on belief as a characteristic

 

Live with Jesus

build on the belief in the resurrected Jesus as the Savior of the world

 

have the scripture (the Bible) as a foundation

 

strive for balance between spirituality, the scripture (the Bible) and tolerance

 

Be led by Jesus 

equip for service

Vision

We wish to:

Lead to Jesus

be more known in the city

 

bring the love of God to people

 

see people be transformed by the love of God

 

Live with Jesus

strengthen the loving community in the church - God's family where we are

 

make room for everyone who wants to be part of the community

 

have our relationship to God as the core of our lives

 

Build up the individual in belief in Christ

 

keep the youth and children of the congregation in the community

 

offer relevant teaching

 

Be led by Jesus 

encourage the individual to find his/her place in the service to Christ

 

make room for the spiritual gifts

 

continue to develop songs and music (worship)

Efforts

To fulfill the vision, we will work to:

Lead to Jesus

preach the gospel in a timely, relevant, and authentic way

 

have all the branches of the church proclaim the gospel through words and actions

 

reach out to people in the city, with special focus on socially disadvantaged, elderly, refugees and excluded people

 

have a relevant website

 

have evangelizing events (Alpha, annual summer party, café concerts etc.)

 

Live with Jesus

encourage participation in communities with close relationships (community groups, working communities, etc.)

 

have good communication between the individual branches

 

strengthen the teaching and to set up a teaching committee

 

Be led by Jesus 

equip for leadership - discipleship, mentoring, education

 

increase the wealth of resources in the congregation - practical as well as economic resources

 

encourage people to use their abilities and spiritual gifts